Congratulations to Ben Smee & Melissa Davey from Guardian Australia for winning the 2025 Media Diversity Australia Walkley Award for their eye-opening submission. The submission was made up of three articles exploring how children who suffer from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder often get unfairly swept into a justice system designed to show them “swift and serious consequences”. Thank you to award sponsors, the Australian Multicultural Foundation and Multicultural NSW. 

The Media Diversity Australia Award administered by the Walkley Foundation honours journalists who are making an outstanding contribution through their reporting or coverage of diverse people or issues in Australia. This includes culturally diverse communities and people with disability.